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Located in El 'Alamein, this beachfront hotel is near Allied Cemetery. Another nearby attraction is El Alamein Museum. This El 'Alamein property has a private beach. Dining options at Porto Marina Res...
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Sir Peter Stothard's captivating memoir, written in Egypt as the country moved towards revolution: a life seen through the prism of his enduring fascination with the enigma of Cleopatra Finding himsel...
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For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan city wears Roman rule lightly....
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For Marcus, Alexandria holds fascination & a hint of fear. Beautiful & historic, the great city wears Roman rule lightly. While his wife, Helena Justina, wants to see the Lighthouse & the Pyramids, Fa...
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With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed lo...
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Sir Peter Stothard's captivating memoir, written in Egypt as the country moved towards revolution: a life seen through the prism of his enduring fascination with the enigma of Cleopatra When Peter Sto...
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In Alexandria Rediscovered, Empereur recounts the methods he used to unearth the spectacular finds and gives an assessment of the information they reveal about the life of the ancient city. The book i...
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14 x12 (36x31 cm) Framed Print . Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 D...
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Photo Mug . Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640
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A2 (59x42cm) Poster . Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640
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Not many sites to see, out of the way of most tourists (but that's why I like it!)

...Despite its amazing history, there is almost nothing left of ancient Alexandria - if you go there hoping to see the sort of remains that can be found in places like Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, you will be sorely disappointed. It is also not exactly what you would call 'beautiful' despite the fact that Egyptians call it the 'Pearl of the Mediterranean' and visit in their millions during the summer...

...* I commiserate with all the people and their families who died or were injured in the latest barbaric assault against Christians celebrating New Year in a Coptic church in east Alexandria just last Saturday. *
INTRODUCTION
To escape the madness and pollution of Cairo, my boyfriend and I decided to spend a weekend in Alexandria in the run-up for Christmas. The hotel was...

...INTRODUCTION
Fish Market is probably Alexandria?s most well-known and upmarket fish restaurant that was recommended to us by expatriates in Cairo when my partner and I spent a weekend in Alexandria on a city break.
THE RESTAURANT
The restaurant is actually a part of a complex that houses various eateries such as the Grand Café, the Samadi bakery and the Tikka House situated...